Hitachi DZ-HS300A - Manual (Page 14)

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Table of Contents
Important Information......................................... 2
For Your Safety.................................................. 2
Precautions........................................................ 2
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS........... 4
Cautions on HDD............................................... 5
Cautions When Using ........................................ 5
Cautions When Storing...................................... 9
Suggestions and Restrictions ............................ 9
CLEANING .......................................................... 10
HANDLING DISCS .............................................. 10
DISC CLEANING................................................. 11
NOTE WHEN TRANSFERRING OR
DISCARDING DISCS AND SD MEMORY
CARDS ............................................................. 11
Read This First ................................................ 11
About This Manual........................................... 12
Introduction ...................................................... 13
Table of Contents ............................................ 14
Checking Provided Accessories ...................... 17
Names of Parts ................................................ 18
Setups
Demonstration Function................................... 22
Setting Up the DVD Video Camera/
Recorder ....................................................... 22
HOLDING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER ..................................................... 22
ATTACHING SHOULDER STRAP ...................... 22
ATTACHING LENS CAP ..................................... 23
INSERTING BATTERY INTO REMOTE
CONTROL ........................................................ 23
REMOVING BATTERY FROM REMOTE
CONTROL ........................................................ 24
HDD/DVD/Cards.............................................. 25
HDD, DISCS........................................................ 26
INFORMATION ON DVD-R................................. 26
NOTES ON FINALIZATION ................................ 26
EXAMPLES OF DISCS THAT CANNOT BE
USED ON THIS DVD VIDEO CAMERA/
RECORDER ..................................................... 27
AVAILABLE CARDS............................................ 27
CAUTIONS FOR DISC AND CARD .........................27
Preparations for Power Supply ........................ 28
USING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER WITH
AC ADAPTER/CHARGER................................ 28
Setting Up the Battery...................................... 29
CHARGING BATTERY........................................ 29
ATTACHING BATTERY TO DVD VIDEO
CAMERA/RECORDER..................................... 30
REMOVING BATTERY ....................................... 30
BATTERY REMAINING LEVEL INDICATOR...... 32
EFFICIENT USE OF BATTERY .......................... 32
Turning DVD Video Camera/Recorder
On and Off..................................................... 33
Viewing Images ............................................... 34
VIEWING IMAGE ON LCD MONITOR
SCREEN ........................................................... 34
VIEWING SUBJECT THROUGH
VIEWFINDER ................................................... 34
Setting Date and Time ..................................... 35
CHANGING DISPLAY FORMAT OF DATE
AND TIME......................................................... 35
Initial Settings .................................................. 36
SWITCHING OPERATING SOUND
ON OR OFF (BEEP) ......................................... 36
TURNING DVD VIDEO CAMERA/RECORDER
OFF AUTOMATICALLY (POWER SAVE) ........ 36
CHANGING DISPLAY LANGUAGE
(LANGUAGE) ................................................... 36
RESETTING MENU SETTINGS TO DEFAULTS
(RESET) ........................................................... 37
TURNING RECORD LED ON OR OFF
(RECORD LED) ................................................ 37
CHANGING SETTING OF
DEMONSTRATION .......................................... 37
LCD/EVF Setup ............................................... 38
ADJUSTING BRIGHTNESS OF LCD SCREEN
(LCD BRIGHTNESS) AND VIEWFINDER
(EVF BRIGHTNESS) ........................................ 38
ADJUSTING COLOR DENSITY
(COLOR LEVEL) .............................................. 39
ALWAYS DISPLAYING IMAGE IN
VIEWFINDER ................................................... 39
Inserting and Removing Disc........................... 40
Inserting and Removing Card .......................... 42
Basic Techniques
Recording Movie .............................................. 43
Recording Stills................................................ 44
Swift Restart of Recording
(SLEEP/RESTART button)............................ 45
On-Screen Information .................................... 46
INFORMATION DISPLAY DURING
RECORDING .................................................... 46
Checking Flow of Menu ................................... 51
Zooming ........................................................... 53
MACRO RECORDING ........................................ 53
RECORDING SUBJECTS FOR STRONGER
WIDE-ANGLE OR TELEPHOTO EFFECT ....... 54
Manually Focusing Subject .............................. 55
FOCUSING DURING RECORDING.................... 55
Adjusting Brightness of Image to be recorded
(Exposure)..................................................... 57
Compensating for Backlight............................. 57
Using Full Auto Function.................................. 58
Built-in Video Flash (for DZ-HS303A only) ...... 59